COUPLING BOLUNGARVÍK SHRINKING WEST-FJORDS
WEST-FJORDS REGION
REYKJAVÍK
Bolungarvík Suðureyri Flateyri
Bæir Melgreseyri Nauteyri Arngerðareyri
Garðstaðir Reykjanes
This photobook documents the shrinking effects in various places in the West-fjords region Iceland. Wether it abandoned telecommunication station, abandoned farms, cementaries (cars & people), closed recording studio, desolated pier or emty houses in the still existing towns. Photographs taken by Pétur Blöndal Magnason during study trip, March 2012 Thanks to my father Magni, my travelling partner
ARNGERÐAREYRI FORMER COMMUNICATION & RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FOR THE FAGRANES FERRY OPERATOR
REYKJANES BOARDING SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1996
GARÐSTAÐIR FARM TURNED INTO CAR CEMENTARY
NAUTEYRI FORMER AGRICULTURAL LAND
FAGRANES FERRY PIER MELGRASEYRI
MELGRASEYRI ABANDONED FARM IN 2002
BÆIR SNJÁFJALLASTRÖND ABANDONED FARM & SUMMER HOUSES
SUÐUREYRI DEMOLITION OF A RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
THE TANK - SUÐUREYRI
ORIGINALLY A COD LIVER TANK WAS RENOVATED INTO A RECORDING STUDIO CLOSED IN 2010
FISHERMENS CEMENTARY LOCATED BETWEEN ÍSAFJÖRÐUR & BOLUNGARVÍK
BOLUNGARVÍK ALL THE FIVE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN UNOCCUPIED FOR YEARS